Video

[singloversing]

[The network will hear Wirt before they properly see him, as he fusses a bit with the camera angle alone in his room.]

Oh, boy. Guess I'm really doing this...

[He finally stops touching it and pauses, hoping that looks okay (and it does). He really hates making public messages, but takes a deep breath and tries his best.]

Um, hi. I'm...Wirt. Has, uh. ...H-Has anyone actually figured out like, what this event is? Or what we're supposed to be doing? The Dormouse made it sound like we were going to be looking for something, but then Wonderland like...gave me a TV?

[He moves a little bit so everyone can see the portable TV on table behind him. It's bright green, and it has a triangle embedded on the top of it in lieu of any kind of logo.]

It came with instructions, which is kind of suspicious in its own weird way since it came from Wonderland, but it also talks about like, voiding warranties? I-I mean maybe that doesn't really matter since I didn't pay anything, but...what does it mean it's not responsible for psychological damage? D-Did anyone else get anything like this? What am I supposed to...do, exactly?

[Another pause, and then he sighs at his own sad little explanation.]

Normally I'd just ask Dipper, but I can't find him or Mabel anywhere. ...Has anyone seen them, by the way? Like, anywhere?

[That might be the real reason this is turning into a post. He checked all their usual haunts and came up with nothing. All of their stuff is still in their room, but they're nowhere to be found, and he's not really sure how a TV is supposed to help him with that.]

[video forever]

[howsitgoindude]

[Soos pops on screen looking VERY excited.]

Guys! Whatever event this is, it's actually pretty cool so far! I got this neato toy that isn't doing anything menacing or anything!

[He holds up a magic 8 ball, showing off the little screen.]

I dunno how this'll go coo-coo bananas yet, but right now it's just answering my questions super wisely. Kinda reminds me of the stuff we'd sell in the gift shop at the Shack. Here, watch!

[He thinks for a second, trying to come up with a good question:]

Will I eat pizza today?

[SHAKESHAKESHAKE. Soos peeks at the answer, laughs, then holds it up for the camera:

MOST LIKELY]

How did it knoooow?! Hahahaha. You guys get toys too? Oh, oh, and you can ask me questions to ask this guy! He's pretty darn smart.

See the future while you play pooooool! Ooooooh!

Aw man, I gotta show Mr. Pines this. He'll get a kick outta it!

Twelfth [Video / Action]

[angewiesen]

Well, I got a new toy too.

[The video shows a black Bentley R/C car driving around in circles on the carpet in the main foyer. It's glossy, shiny, and perfectly to scale. Over a slightly tinny radio, it's playing a loop of Queen's Greatest Hits. Jean is actually bopping his head to some of the tunes, his first real exposure to contemporary rock.]

It's a tiny car, right? But it comes with a controller like a video game does. I've been figuring out how it works. I don't know how to make it stop playing the music though.

Are these things just for us to have fun with, or do they have some kind of purpose? This has to be an event, right? But it doesn't seem like the catastrophic kind. Yet.

[Jean starts making it go in circles backwards now. We Will Rock You begins to play, and he mumbles along with the few lyrics he's begun to memorize.]

[Feel free to reply here or meet him in the foyer!]

Text, event day 2, also a little action

[ssmisery]

[For the record, by this general point in time, Lapis actually would be willing to make video posts, but yeah, not right now. Maybe she should've done this sooner, too -- do people still need to be told what's going on? -- but it's already been a seriously long weekend.]

this one is mine
people are in the items
please let them out

[Straightforward!]